Sister Julia can't you spare a dime?

Hollywood's newly-crowned most bankable star Julia Roberts has had to fend off accusations of meanness and lack of talent - from her own straight-to-video brother, Eric.

Eric, who hit the big time with Runaway Train back in 1985 and rapidly slipped back into oblivion, says: "Julia could help me and she hasn't. I helped her, and when she was in a situation to help me she wanted nothing to do with me."

Of sister's success in the legal drama Erin Brockovich, grumpy bro adds, "Everyone's going on about how great she was in it but what did she do? Wear some push-up bras. It wasn't great acting."

The toothsome actress was recently raised to the top of Hollywood's annual star power chart, the first woman to be identified as the industry's most bankable star (see our earlier story).

According to the list, compiled by former Premiere magazine columnist James Ulmer, the Notting Hill star beat off competition from Tom Hanks (who's number two) as well as 80s throwbacks Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis (third, fourth and fifth respectively). The only other woman in the top ten is Meg Ryan, whose impending role as porn star Linda Lovelace may endanger future appearances on the chart. Top Brit, at number twenty, is Sean Connery. The younger generation is represented by Leo DiCaprio at nine and Will Smith at ten.

Speaking about her giddying success - her last five films grossed over $100 million - Roberts purred, "In every piece of work I do, working hard is what enables me to get the next job."